To help improve infrastructure and address power shortage in Africa, China has provided aid for the construction of more than 10,000 km of highways, more than 6,000 km of railways, and hundreds of airports, ports and power stations ... During his trip, Wang said China will support Africa in achieving economic autonomy and sustainable development....

Polling data shows that more and more Filipinos are growing skeptical towards China’s involvement and investment ... This would help solidify China’s presence in Africa as part of PresidentXi Jinping's Belt and RoadInitiative, which is a project to construct trade routes throughout Eurasia while keeping China in the center....

The beneficence is strategic for China, which has lent billions of dollars to Kenya, built a railway between its two major cities, held major cultural festivals in the east African state, and whose companies are involved in constructing everything from highways to apartments....

Including Senegal, up to 37 African countries have signed documents on BRI cooperation with China, Wang said, adding that China is willing to work with Africa to explore more opportunities in the integration and make more fruits in the joint construction of Belt and Road....

Wang's Africa trip also came after the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) BeijingSummit in September 2018 ... He also said China has played a unique and constructive role in safeguarding peace and promoting security in Africa, which serve as the prerequisite for development....

China supports Ethiopia in playing a role as a bridge and a link for the Belt and Roadconstruction in Africa, he said ... Mentioning that Ethiopia is the first stop of his trip to Africa, Wang said that China and Ethiopia have forged friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership....

Trump's Africa strategy should have cast China as a regional partner, not a global adversary In countries like Togo and Cameroon, key ministries like finance, planning or even the cabinet will lead the negotiation ... Keep the public onside China tends to be popular in Africa – more so than the US in around 60% of countries on the continent....

Trump's Africa strategy should have cast China as a regional partner, not a global adversary In countries like Togo and Cameroon, key ministries like finance, planning or even the cabinet will lead the negotiation ... Keep the public onside China tends to be popular in Africa – more so than the US in around 60% of countries on the continent....